Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Would there be no way to disable the "M8 shots got Lightroom 'portrait' sharpening'" and "5Dii shots got 'landscape' sharpening" As with out with such THAT is what we are comparing, not the lenes themselves.. -------------------- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ mark at rabinergroup.com Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb > From: Peter Cheyne <geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:30:59 +0900 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: [Leica] DIY test, M8 & 5Dii??for what it's worth ;-) > > After reading the test today on Luminous Landscape, I felt the urge to > test my 5Dii and my M8 with Teddy and an apple. I moved back from > 35mm to test the 50mm, and moved back a bit more to test the 85mm. It > was after work, and I drank a few delicious Bowmore single malts along > the way, so I deleted a couple of candidate shots, but here you go. > The M8 was set to ISO 640 and the 5Dii to the equivalent (ISO 800). > Lighting was flourescent and dim. M8 shots got Lightroom 'portrait' > sharpening' and the 5Dii shots got 'landscape' sharpening. Tops and > bottoms were cropped to give a square. > > To my eyes, the 35 Cron Asph and the 85 1.2 came out equal tops, with > qualities of the others appreciated. What do you think? I also > confirmed that I really need to get my 35 Nokton's front focus shift > fixed, as it is frustrating, but I have no idea where. Stephen Gandy > and Robert White's in London could not advise anyone. For the Nokton, > I focused, and then twinked the focus a little further. The CV Nokt @ > 1.2 and the Pentax @ 1.2 were unusable, I think because I was tipsy by > then. So I didn't post them. > > All comments will be pondered gratefully! > > Peter Cheyne > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information